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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ruth Michaelson

The Egyptian human rights activists unable to attend Cop27

Alaa Abd el-Fattah is in prison in Egypt.
Alaa Abd el-Fattah is in prison in Egypt. Photograph: Omar Robert Hamilton/Reuters

“Honestly, what I want is to be in Sharm el-Sheikh and just scream,” said Amr Magdi of Human Rights Watch. Like dozens of other prominent human rights defenders, researchers and environmentalists, Magdi has been unable to attend Cop27 as he is exiled from Egypt because of his work.

“I just want to tell everyone about the injustice happening in Egypt. I can’t do it personally and I’m trying to do it with my work. I’m even helping others who are able to travel there to do this,” he said.

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